8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (296+ words) Six Afghan migrants were killed and four others injured after a car carrying 10 people crashed into a tractor-trailer in southwestern Iran while they were attempting to enter the country through an irregular route, Iranian police said, highlighting the continuing dangers…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (313+ words) Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed China’s offer to mediate between Iran and the United States, calling it a timely opportunity to reduce tensions as Beijing steps up diplomatic efforts to prevent a wider conflict in the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (317+ words) Pakistan and Turkey have reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and welcomed the United Kingdom’s recent measures targeting Israeli settlements, following a phone call between the two countries’ foreign ministers. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Foreign…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (413+ words) Pakistan has clarified that Afghan students holding valid visas will be allowed to continue their education, following reports that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) had ordered medical universities to stop admitting Afghan students and expel those enrolled. Foreign…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (374+ words) Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called Pakistan’s decision to stop admitting Afghan students to medical and dental colleges “deeply concerning,” urging Islamabad to immediately reverse the policy and allow Afghan students to continue their education. Karzai said educational and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (311+ words) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met Alireza Bikdeli, the acting head of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Kabul, to review bilateral relations with Afghanistan and discuss new opportunities to expand cooperation in economic, consular and cultural affairs, Iranian officials said....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (372+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed four new cases of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan, raising the country’s total number of infections this year to 23 and highlighting the continued spread of the disease in one of the world’s last remaining…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (227+ words) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan has become one of Moscow’s top regional defense priorities, as Russia deepens military cooperation with its Central Asian ally over concerns about instability and terrorism spilling across…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (312+ words) Severe cuts in humanitarian funding have forced hundreds of health facilities across Afghanistan to close or scale back services, leaving millions of people with reduced access to essential medical care, according to reports. Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday, citing new…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (405+ words) Official letters issued by Pakistan’s Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) and several medical universities instructed institutions to begin the immediate removal of Afghan nationals enrolled in medical and dental programs. Universities were ordered to complete all administrative procedures,…...